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TELEGRAMS TO 9HB STAR
SUING HIS ABDUCrORs.
A Colored Man Seeking Damages for
Being sold into slavery Years Ago.

A Colored Man Seeking Damages for
Being sold into slavery Years Ago.
ST. Lorrs Dec. I5.-The correspondent OF the
Cube Democrat at Memphis tells the following
story: Moses Piummer, q colored police ofncer OF
this city has engaged counsel TO bring suit for
damages against parties In Calhoun County ILL.,
whom be charges with aoducting him when child
md selling him and his two brothers into slavery
Henry Piummer, the father OF the family was a
free man, and his children. OF course, were free.
They lived In Calhoun County from Nose Plum
In Is49 Henry Plummer was smitten with the
gold fever and went on 70 California to make his
fortune, promising 10 return In two years. AT the
expiration or that time news came that he was
dead, and nothing more was heard OF him In
oae younger, and the other Older. than Moses, and
the eldest not more than ten years old, were de-
Soyed into kehtucky, where the children were
kldnappei ard sent south. The kidnappers are the
persons who are TO be made defendants 10 the suit
Moses was orough. TO Memphis and put up for
SHE IN a slave yard then kept by ". b Forest,
afterw ard the noted cavalry leader.
IL 50 happens that the counter at which Police
man hummer has so often arraigned evil-doers
rests upon the very spot where stood the block
upon which he was placed In his childhood when
offered for sale. wealthy planter OF Desoto
Inulatto boy and bought him, paying an unusually
high price. He knew nothing about the abduction,
nd Moss so vas S TOO young 70 tell about X Fol
man and treated the little fellow well The
planters children, who were his playfelows,
Iion found him better equipped for his new
responsibilities than most OF his race. Plum
fner was employed In places OF trust In Memphis
commercial houses from the close OF the war up TO
1873, when he and q dozen other colored men were
placed on tbs police force TO NIL the places OF white
Officers who died Of the yellow fever. He has
always been regarded a faithful and fearless
officer In the discharge OF his duty he has killed
two men, AMI In both cases was acquitted Of all
blame.
IL was not until last August that he found out
the manner In whichhe had been sold into slavery.
IL seems that his father did not die In California
and spent much time and money after the war In
vain search for his lost children. Moses heard
OF this since mis- inquiries Into the crime OF thirty
fve years ago began His attorney, one OF the best
lawyers In the state, says he viii recover the dam
ages sued for.
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from tnt IOuuOn StAnd6ru.
NM. LHoste and Mangot, who crossed the
channel together last year from Cherbourg to Tot
tenham, and are twenty-eight and twenty years Of
age respectively, first made an experimental trip
from Mondidier, near Amiens to Rev1ngy (Meuse)
in the balloon ArAgo, on November g. They were
trying new system for dispensing with the valve
OF the great balloon by attaching two 1.765 cubic
feet balloons with very small valves TO the for
graduating the emission OF gas and descent.
cended at q. M. from Paris, and after successful
ly descending and landing their passenger, with
n ety nt 1 Ess o. Sro gas a. near Hon
restarted, crossing over Tancarville and Cape
dAntifer, north Of Havre. At they were passed
and at half-past (neary dark were sighted some.
where on the Isle OF Wight by the steamer Prince
Leopold, from Newcastle for Lisbon.
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Fu,ss AND Wars

Funs AND Wars
AT REDUCED PRICES
We have twenty Seal Skin Garments in stock,
consisting Of SACQUES. vISITES, JACKETS AND
ULsTERS, which we offer at lower prices than can
obtain to-day in any house in New York city. 0enu-
inc Alaska SKINS London dyed.
SACQUES FROM 800 UPwARDR
Mufs and BOas, Fur Trimming, Coachmen's Capes.
Gloves and Mufiers Children's Furs ct prime cost.
Dunlap's New York Hats.
Fine presentation Umbrellas and Canes.
w1LLETT 4 RUoFF.
HATTERS AND PURIFIERS,
9O5 Pennsylvania avenue. n16-3m
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NEDRAsKA GnI WEEDS CHYNANAN.--A nm
neageo Chinese laundfyman named King Les was
American girl named Cora Palmer. The ceremsnx
occurred at the wash-house OF son Of Conf0CiuS
Wan ZEE. Dr. Marine, pastor Of 81. PanlA II. IL
guest OF number Of his parishioneEs. When the
coopse appeared before the county judge fof he
twenty-five ysan q ses q AmSsScan eSss,sn - ~
"a esa sssd % T fss ~ gsSs ssr GO -
glaassd !as pspss and Ma xins ts s now Aws ss
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GEORGIA w0MANs SHREwDNESs AND DARING OVER
COME THE MINI0NS OF THE LAW.
Sheriff Scarborough, OF Madison County, Georgia,
nnds himself in humihating predicament He
has been duped by a determined woman, who
repulsed him and deputy when they attempted
to take her In custody. At the last term Of the
Superior Court q judgment was obtained against
the woman's husband, John Moore, for attorneys
fees Mrs. Moore promised to meet the obligation
Tuesday. Accordingly she met the of1cer and
requested that the plaintiff write receipt In full
which was done. Mrs. Moore asked to see the
receipt herself She was also permitted to examine
the papers In the case. After scrutinising them
for some time she looked at them for Q moment,
and with the utmost sang Jroid stuffed the papers
into her pocket and drove on The sheriff swOre
out a warrant against her. Accompanied by a
deputy he proceeded to MOores house to arrest the
daring woman. She welcomed them at the front
gate with q cooked revolver In her hand and
threatened to kill the first man who stepped upon
the premises. She was master OF the situation,
and the Oflcers Of the law were obliged to retire.
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PROPOSALS

GoyERNMENT BUILDINGS AT AUCTION DE-
Opot Quartcrmastar's Ofica wnshirSton ID, C. d.
eember sth 1881. Ihs Goy.rpmsnt frame buildinss
located at QuartermAsers Corral corner l4th and
streets Will be sold At public suction on MON
DAY, DKCEMBER NINETEENTH 1ss1, Commerce
ing at ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN Description Of build
ngs and other information he obtained on sppica-
ton 20 this Office Terms cash day of sale. O. y.
DANDY. Depot QuArtermaster. dlo-ot
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DO Nor Wan
Until the chilly blasts Of Winter have Trojan the mar.
row In your bones
now Is THE TINE
To buy your warmer Clothing, Come and - our nm.
eQualed stock Of
WINTER SUITS.
ovERcoATs FOR BUSINESS OR DRESS,
Also, W.
FULL LINE OF WARN UNDERWEAR AND BOYS
CLOTHING.
Stock IL large and varied The prices suit every
body. Composition takes back seat and every we'll
dressed man and boy in Washington wears our goods
we BELL none but Reliable Trusty. Serviceable Goods
We that the Quality. Style and F1t cannot
be beaten ct the price
TAKE OUR WORD
about this and give ~ trial
NOAH WALKER 4 Co,
o20 CPS Pennsyivania avenue
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.
ELpHoxzo YouNes CoMrAxr

are Offering genuine article Of MANDHELfNG JAVA
CofFEE. You Will never know what 4, IL 20 drink tho
richest and best Coffee produced IN all the world until
you have tried Genuine Mandhelins. Very few mer-
chants sell 10 because of the small pront a. afords
STILL have found after several years of constant en-
pertinent in keeping it regularly In stock thai
the our sales Of IL having already reached
marvellous proportions. This entirely overcomes an
other drawback commonly experienced by otherx
viz that Of offering Coffee not freshly roasted. We
roast these goods every day and frequently twice
day. aud hence the Coffee 10 scarcely cold when
liyered % the customer ELPHoSzo vouN0s CON.
PANf, 42S 9th st bet ID and T. d5
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NlHoMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE ON l. STREET SOUTH, BE-
TWEEN FOUR-AND-A-HAlF AND SIXTH
STREETS WEST, WASHINGTON d. O.

CdANCEh1 SALE OF. VALUABLE IMPROVED
TWEEN F0UR-AND.A.HALF AND SIXTH
STREETS WEST, WASHINGTON, ID. c.
By virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court of the -
Equity, passed on the sth day Of December, A. xa
d. 1887, in o causein said court wherein Louis p
Shoemaker 10 complainant and Francis d. Shoemaker
and others are defendants. the same being
TWENTY;FiRsT DAY OF DECEMBER. A d. 1887
at FOUR O'CLOCK P. NJ in front of the premises. to
estate situated in the city Of Washington District of
Columb a, and described follows Part Of lots
bered sixteen u6) and fourteen u4), in square
the part of said lot numbered. sixteen Q6) point
street at the northwest of said lot sixteen
(16 and running thence east along the south line Of
street twenty five (25l feet; thence south eighty
line OF lot thence west two CD feet thence north
twenty (20) feet thence west twenty three (2 feet
thence north to the point of beginning and begin
ming for the part Of said lot numbered fourteen "
point in the easternmost line of said lot and being
distant m feet north from the southeast
Of said lot and running thence north with the line of
line Of said lot twenty three ( feet thence south
eastery in straight line to the beginning The said
property Is improved by two substantial Frame Dwell
ling Houses.
Terms of SALE as prescribed by the decree: One
third Of the purchase money in cash. and the residue
in three equal tnsallments, in one, two and three
years respectively. after date tn interest payable
be secured by the notes OF the purchaser by
lien upon the premises sold to the satisfaction Of the
trustee, all cash. at the option Of the purchaser
conveyancine at purchasers cost. II the purchaser
fail to comply with the terms Of sale within fifteen
days after day Of SALE the trustee the right
resell the property at risk and cost Of defsultng pur
chaser. -
d9-dts Fendall Building, Cor. AZ and ID sts. NV.
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FINED ros PLACING AFFAIRS ON BALCoNIEs-
About twenty Of the richest residents OF the City
OF Mexico have been lined under the law forbid
ding religious ceremonies and obseryances In the
Streets they having on Monday placed small affairs
with lighted eandis on the balconies OF their
GIadaluue -
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A Clergyman's Essimase 0f Mr.. Cleve-
land.

A Clergyman's Estimate Of Mr.. Cleve-
land.
From the Philadelphis Press.
81 observed three things about Mrs Cleveland"
said Philadelphia pastor. who had just returned
from the conference OF the Evangelical Alliance in
Washington. 81 sat Just behind her during the
closing meeting Friday night, and noticed, FIRST
that the pretty brown bonnet was not one OF the
prevalent four-story- and a. basement pattern;
secondly, that the three diamond rings, also
mentioned In the newspaper descriptions OF MIS-
Cleyeland's toilet, were not worn upon the hand
with which she covered the brow during prayer
time; and the third fact that observed was that
just after Thane Miller, the cody and eloquent
blind preacher OF Cincinnati, had concluded q
most touching prayer for the guidance and welfare
OF the President and the helpmeet whom God had
given him, two bright tears coursed slowly down
the cheeks OF the FIRST lady In the land These
three observations OF mine convinced me, FIRST
that Mrs. Cleveland was more thoughtful of others
than Is the average female theater-goer; secondly,
that she Is less fond OF displaying her jewels than
are many ladies In my own congregations; and
thirdly, that she Is q woman OF vastly more depth
OF religious feeling than are many OF those whom
II Is my duty to pray for"
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Killed by Pancake.

PROM the LONDON Daily Telegraph
Belgian recently made a bet with some OF his
feiiOw-countrymen that he would swallow as many
dishes OF pancakes as they would care 20 pay for.
The bet was accepted. and an adjournment 70 an
establishment noted for the superior quality OF its
pancakes took pace. There the Belgian sat down
ami swallowed pancakes until he choked himself
and was carried out a livid corpse.
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To Exsermtnate the s.White Caps.''
CITIZENS OF INDIANA DETERMINED TO RID THE COCN-
Try OF THE DEsPERADOES

Thy " The DEsfEkADOkS
EVANSVILLE, IND, Dec. l5-The leading citizens
Of Crawford County, Ind, have organized them
selves into a vigilance committee for the extermi-
nation OF a notorious gang OF outlaws, known as
white Caps" These lawless desperadoes have
been enabled 10 terrffy the authorities that no
ofiicer dar,d to modest them, and the grand Jures
have positively refused to indict them, fearing
their cowaruly revenge. The best people have
therefore banded together with the firm determi-
nation TO suppress them, regardless OF conse-
guences The vigilantes have held numerous Sc
cret meetings. and 10 Is given out that they
will tnaugurate vigorous measures at once. The
white Caps" with much bravadO, have an
nOunced thei- drest retaliation for punishment in
ricted upon members OF their gang. They are
very desperate class and serious trouble is hourly
looked for.
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Cheers aud Kisses for Baifour.

NE MAKES A SPEECH CNpER POLICE PROTECTION TO A
pIsoKDERLY AsszABLAGE AT MANCHESTER
Mr.. BaifOur, chief secretary for Ireland, ad-
dressed an immense assemblage at Manchester
last night In consequence of warnings Of a plot
70 assassinate Mr. Balfour, the police guarded the
platform, and were stationed at various points In
the interior OF the hall The barricades around
the Frce-Trade Hall were extended TO the town
hall. where Nj. Balfour sleeps under guard. As
MT. BalfOur appeared upon the platform the cheer
Ing failed 20 drown the hisseS The preliminary
speaking was amid great disorder. number OF
rshts took place. Mr.. BalfOur said that the radi-
cdl party, in January, 1ss6, thought that every
thing was right which they had thought wrong In
December, 1855. wheeling about at Mr.. Glad
stones command, with the regularity OF soldiers
the Parne.lites changing not only their old policy
but their Odd morality. They had sulled the char
acter Of their party forever.
With the deterioration or their moral fiber the
ra.iicals had adopted the methods OF their Irish
allies. These had long been accustomed to copious
capable OF tlat SObriety OF statement which the
country expected from practical statesmen. the
utterances even OF the foremost separatist leader
showed an Increasing want OF moral perception.
Mr.. Gladstone had been forced to retract some of
the assertions made By him IN his Infamous speech
at Nottingham, but only under the threat OF a
lawyers letter. Trevelyan had said that the
farmers In Ireland were being evicted by the
wholesale The TACT was that during the first
three months 81 Treyelyan's administration as
chief secretary for Ireland th0re were s53 evic-
uDnS, while for the same period In the speakers
tenure OF ofrce the eyctOns numbered only 132
After rebutting the statements OF Mr.. Dillon and
concluded By predicting the triumph OF order under
the policy Of the government.
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Lightnim9 Divorce.
DETR0IrS BIO SCANDAL LEGALLY SETTLED wITHn
TWENTY-FOUR HOCRA

DRTRorr's BIO SCANDAL LEGALLY SETTLED WITHIN
TwENrY-FoUR HoURA
ASelegram from Detroit, Mich, December 13
says: Although Mrs. J. B. Books application for
decree of divorce from her husband. DR.. J. B. Book
was not filed till late yesterday afternoon, Dr.
Book bright and early this morning had his answer
ready, in which he neither admitted denied the
charges Of cruelty. IL was filed as soon as the
clerks once opened. Tumbling right In on top Of
the Doctors answer came Mira Books replication.
This perfected the issue, and the case was ready
for hearing when the judge and parties elected.
They secretly chose O'Clock this afternoon and
at that hour Mrs Book, closely veiled entered the
City Hall, where her lawyer was awaiting her.
Court usually adJourns at O'Clock p. m, but
Judge Look had been told what was wanted of him,
and was still on the bench in his room. without
ado Mrs. Book raised her veil and swOre that the
allegations made In her petition were true, and
that furthermore DR.. Book had threatened to send
her to an insane asylum. No questions were asked
Of the weeping woman, who had shed tears almost
continuously, and Judge Look promptly granted
decree OF absolute divorce. Some enormous fees
are reported to have FASTENED matters, as much as
SIC, 1000 being quoted as Don NJ. Dickinsons fee.
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WEEkS CO.. Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
SITUATE ON BLADENSBURG ROAD IN THE

S sITnATE ON BLADENsBURG ROAD IN THE
By virtue Of deed of trust dated November I.
1856 and recorded in liber l2l3. at folio 2s7 etf
seq Of the Land Records for the District of Iii
Columbia, and at the request of the party thereby
secured, will sell at public auction in front of the
premises on TUESDAY, the TWENTY SEVENTH
DAY OF DECEMBER 1857, at FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
County Of Washington and District Of Columbia, viz:
Lot numbered one hundred and thirtyseven u37), in
Charles E. Bxnes subdivision Of lots ninety 900 to
ntnetyth (9 and lots ninety six (96) hun
division of part Of Long Meadows" and recorded in
Book County No 6, folio 81, of the Surveyors Office
Of the District Of Columbia.
Terms of sale: One third Of the purchase money In
$50 OF which to be paid down at time Of SALE and
the balance in two equal instaments, payable in
chaser will be taken at six cent interest and
cured by deed of trust the sold all cash
At the option Of the purchaser II the terms Of sale
not complied with in ten days from date Of sale the
will be resod at the cost and risk of the de-
ALSO. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, will cfier
for sale at public auction by virtue Of another deed of
trust OF same date, recorded In said Lber 1918 at
folio 2S4 ct seQ the following described real estate
lying contiguous to that sbove-descrbed VIZ: Lot
Terms Of sale: Une-third of the purchase money in
cash. $50 Of which to be paid down at the SALE
and the balance in two equal instruments payable
purchaser will be taken at per cent interest and
secured BY deed OF trust on the property Sold all
cash. at the option of the purchaser The terms Of sale
must be complied with within ten days from the
day OF SALE or the property will be resod at the risk Of
Each OF the above lots is improved by com Portable
dwelling house. J. G.. BlGEL0w. Trustee,
d13d&ds Webster Law Building.
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yrvRNLR Man RoBBIRa-Monday morning
any letters. containing sevepty-nve checks and
drafts. were stolen frunl the post-ofce box OF the
Gay the police traced the then 20 two small Rus
Van boys about aix yeays Old, Who, fading the
nox open, took the letterA opened them, and ais
a few Of the checks were recovorOd Tno b0yS
were TOO young 70 - ayTootol
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DIES OF HER INJuRIES.-A special from Centralia
III, says Mrs. Ethel Repsburger, the white woman
Anthony Holly, last Friday, died last night. The
excitement at DuquOin where the lady resided,
has been so intense that the negro has been taken
lynched.
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vigilanss Order Hin o Lsavs,

Vfg1ants Order Hin - L0ovos
PROFESSOR N TIE VIRGINIA NORMAL SCHOOL
0RDRRID 10 QUIT PETERSBURG.
special from Petersburg, Va, December Is
to the New York World says: Prof w. h Smith,
one Of the faculty OF the Virginia Normal and Col
leg1ate institute. has been waited upon BY vigi-
liant committee Of twelve men and ordered to leave
the city within the next 1ve days. The oRense
with which the professor II charged IL that OF hav
Ing made improper proposals to q female friend OF
the members OF the committees. Professor smith
denies the charge, and says he proposes to remain
where he is and take the conseduenceS
Rev. Henry Williams, pastor OF the Gilneld Bap-
fist church, In his sermon last night referred to
the threats against Prof Smith, and said they
were illegal and dangerous Petersburg belonged
to no less than 10000 citizens and no twelve men
could legally make themselves o self-cOnstttuted
authority to order any person out OF the city.
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Mr. GARRETT WILL Go AROUND THE WORLD
A private telegram received in Baltimore from the
Garrett party says that they are going TO Japan
and India, and from thence It Is proposed to take
trip round the world. All OF the party are en-
Joying excellent health.
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GEkyr's sos-N.LAw ExoxERArED.-The court of
arrsignment. at Paris. has pronounced that no
case has been established against NJ Wilson NJ
Grevys son-ln-iaw. In connection with the decora-
ton scandai4 The charges az ainst him have,
therefore, besa dropped
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CUT Hrs THROAT WHEN HIS WIZ DrHp.-Dn
saturday last Mrs. Hodge Burnet, the wife Of a
young farmer ut Edgeneld & c., died Immer1i.
atey afterward Burnet left his house, and Monday
night his body was found in the woods mile tom
MS mouse with his throat cut. The deed was eyi-
oenty committed by himself while stricken nv
grief at the death OF his wife
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A. Is. WHITE. prs-iosns and Gen. x.u.s,r
GEO. RYNEAI. IN. Treasurer
DANIEL RAHEY, Secretary

THE DOMESTIC FIRK-ENGINE AND PUMP CO.
OF WASHINGTON, p. C,
Solo ManufacturerB of Morrol1b Barrel Fire. Ens1ne
for mills. manufactoriss, country hotels and storss
plantation and village Iurposes and which throws
Also, cole manufacturers Of Monells bucket rorcs-
Pump. for extinguishing tncipaent fires in houses.
noorss sideyalts. csrriagss, &C. Price %.
thousand shares Of the capital stock Of this copSnr
Will be sold In lots TO suit purchaser at IS per shars
All crder end letter. Of inquiry should BE- sddrssssd
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KAN AWAY TO Bycony AN AcrREss-Miss Julia
Moornousc, pretty Krl, who ran away from q
luxurious home Ia Detroit about q year ago to
become an actress, was found In Chicago Monday
evening by Detective WOOD, who recognized her as
she was going into the Standard Theater where
she was playing with dramatic company. Rob-
ert Oakman, Juila's brother-in-law, 4 real estate
dealer OF Detrois, had received an ntimatiOn that
Julia was In Chicago, and he and his WIFE, JUDAS
sister, went thther and secured the assistance OF
the police. Miss Moorhouse was glad to be found,
and returned 70 Detroit she suffered the usual
NciSsttudes OF an unknown actress, even to the
extent OF having TO walk out OF town. Her family
has speat q, 600 trying 70 ana her.
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L1rBra Coxpasr,s Exrn.cr o.

BEEF. Finest snd Cheapest Meat Fl2voring 0sook
SoO0.o6o ,.rz
IIEBIo colPANY,s EXTRACT OF BEEF, An tn
vsluable tonic rs Q success and boon for yhsch
LAncet" &c
sisnssurs In Hue inh aero the LABEL The tisis
,bsrup Aenag" and photograph h.v1ns ben issys-
" qDud ~ dealeu with connection With bafuo
1iebtG tbs public are informed that the Lehg Ga
Alone can oder the artxcls with bHson koh1GAe
guarantee Of gonuanansaA
LIEBIo coNPAxYs EXTRACT on BT.Ey. 10 !,
he'd Of ell etorekeeperz, 0roceu and C1bouiGta 0olo
AGENTS Tor the United esstss twholsssls ooiy) q
9land- o1B-tnkfk2a
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A Modern solomon In Judgment.

frOm the Ltverycol Courier
In a country court. near London, recently there
was a trial 20 desermine the ownership Of dog
The judge couldn't make out from the evidence
which claimant was the real owner. 80 he made
one stand on each side. while an oricer held the
dog IN the middle OF the room Then he told them
bJtn 20 whistle and the oftcer 10 release the dog
AZ TIE same moment. When this was done the
ooS Dolted through the open door. .Cau the next
Csc, was all the comment the judge made, al
tloush the nEigllts sIorrlcd